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hóh-sinu

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-sinu, we; f.

Hough-sinew, ham-string, heel-sinew

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Hough-sinew, ham-string, heel-sinew Gif hóhsino forad síe if a heel-sinew be broken, L. M. 1, 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3. Heora horsa hóhsina ðú ofcirfst equos eorum subnervabis, Jos. 11, 6

Linked entry: seonu

hóh-fót

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-fót, es; m.

The heel

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The heel Hó ł hóhfót calcaneum, Ps. Lamb. 55, 7

Linked entry: fót

hóh-spor

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-spor, es; n.

The heel;calx,

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The heel; calx, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 97: Wrt. Voc. 45, 5

hól-tihte

(n.)
Grammar
hól-tihte, an; f.

Calumny, slander

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Calumny, slander Hóltihte vel teóne calumnia, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 36; Wrt. Voc. 21, 29

Linked entry: tihte

hoc-leaf

(n.)
Grammar
hoc-leaf, es; n.

Mallow

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Mallow Hocleáf malva, Wrt. Voc 79, 11. Hocleáf. Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated

hóh-hwyrfing

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-hwyrfing, e; f.

A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?];orbis,

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A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; orbis, Som

hóh-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-scanca, an; m.

The shank;crus

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The shank; crus Sceápes hóhscancan, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 8

hóp-páda

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-páda, an; m.

An upper tunic, cope

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An upper tunic, cope Hóppáda ependeton [ = ἐπενδύτης], Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52

hóp-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-gehnást, es; n.

The dashing together of waves in a bay [?]

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The dashing together of waves in a bay [?] Bídaþ stille stealc stánhleoþu streámgewinnes hópgehnástes ðonne heáh geþring on cleofu crýdeþ the steep rocks await quietly the strife of the sea, the dash of the waves, when the press of waters towering up

a-hóh

Grammar
a-hóh, impert. of a-hón.

crucify

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crucify Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14;

ceaster-hof

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-hof, es; n. [hof a house, dwelling]

A city-dwellingurbis ædes

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A city-dwelling; urbis ædes Storm upp arás æfter ceasterhofum a storm arose along the city-dwellings, Andr. Kmbl. 2475; An. 1239

fyrd-hom

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-hom, es; m. [hom a covering, garment]

A war-coveringbellĭca vestislōrĭca

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A war-covering; bellĭca vestis, lōrĭca Ðæt beo ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte that she might not pierce through the war-covering, Beo. Th. 3012; B. 1504

hóh-hwyrfing

Grammar
hóh-hwyrfing, l. hóh-hwirfing, and add: — Hringa hóhhwerfinge
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orbes orbibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 6. Hóhhwyrfinge, 64, 21

gold-hord-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gold-hord-hús, es; n.
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A privy; ypodromum, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 80; Wrt. Voc. 57, 57, see note

byrn-hom

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-hom, es; m. [byrne a coat of mail, hom a covering, garment]
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192

be-hón

(v.)
Grammar
be-hón, p. -héng, pl. -héngon; pp. -hangen, -hongen [be, hón to hang]

To BEHANGto hang roundcircumpenderecircumdareambire

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To BEHANG, to hang round; circumpendere, circumdare, ambire Behongen beón mid bellum to be behung or hung round with bells Past. 15, 4; Hat. MS. 19 b, 7

Linked entry: bi-hongen

heonu

(int.)
Grammar
heonu, heono, henu, hona; interj.

Lobehold

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Lo, behold Heonu [henu, Rush.] ecce, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 8. Heono, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Hona lá mín hláford ecce dominus meus, Shrn. 60, 14

Linked entries: onu eno eonu

heolstor-hof

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor-hof, es; n.

A dark dwellinghell

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A dark dwelling, hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1524; El. 764

lifer-hol

(n.)
Grammar
lifer-hol, es; n.
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A hollow in the liver Hwæðer on ðám liferbýlum ðe on ðám liferholum, L. M. 2, 21; Lchdm. ii. 204, 20

Linked entry: lifer-býl

mearc-hof

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-hof, es; n.

A dwelling in a mark or country

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A dwelling in a mark or country, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61